Fred Cuthbert of Wolfhound Cycles builds what is considered a true work of art.  His fillet brazed, custom steel creations not only look like nothing else on the trail, but they are the best riding steel frames that I have ever had the pleasure of testing.  Hambone’s orange Wolfhound 29er rigid is featured on this site. From Wolfhound.com What makes a Wolfhound...

For over 25 years, Moots has been creating titanium masterpieces by hand in Steamboat Springs, CO.  Moots is “The Name” in titanium frames, and they have set the bar since the beginning. About Moots This quote from the Moots website sums up their attitude on bikes the best: Some might argue that a bicycle is simply a tool, a way to get from point A to point...

Guitar Ted at TwentyNineInches.com wrote an article on the 13th attempting to define the long travel 29er market. Here are my thoughts… Ted’s Article on Long Travel 29ers There is often much debate in the comments section whenever I post about “long travel” 29″ers. Do we really need them? What is “long travel” on a 29″er, and will it even work?...

That’s right…I finally said it. I really do miss my singlespeed. Now, to clarify, I don’t particularly miss the Curtlo as much as singlespeeding itself. The Curtlo was an incredible bike built by Doug Curtis. It rode beautifully and one of the best rides I have ever been on was a ss ride on this bike at Tsali with Jason. It was just one of those...

It’s not everyday that you get to ride a bike like this. Hambone insisted that I take his brand new Wolfhound 29er SS out for a spin. First the spec list: Wheels: Industry Nine’s on Stan’s Flow rims – Custom black and orange spokes alternating every two Fork: Custom Marz 20mm rigid Brakes: Avid Juicy 7’s (these will change) w/custom black...